It should be a battle between the killer B’s — “Boyhood” and “Birdman” — when the night’s biggest award is passed out Sunday at the 87th Academy Awards. The two films have split every industry and critic prize during the interminable awards season. Now, the ultimate showdown. If you go with the major guild organizations (actors, directors, producers), it will be “Birdman.” If you lean toward the critics groups and award shows (Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTA), it will be “Boyhood.”

Will Smith can play comedy (“Men in Black”) and he can play drama (“Seven Pounds”). He’s done the bigger-than-life hero (“Ali”) and the slick wiseguy (“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”). In his newest film “Focus,” he delivers a serio-comic role as a...

The weatherman delivered on his promise of cold weather! That means staying in, staying warm and enjoying your favorite wintertime comfort foods. The problem is that often our favorite warm creamy comfort foods are loaded with calories and fat, and...

I don’t think “Selma” should have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, though it was.I’m not upset that its star, David Oyelowo, or its director, Ava DuVernay, weren’t nominated. I wouldn’t have voted for them either.